architecture for over a thousand years , with an ancient ruling dynasty . however , new research regarding pale ##oe ##n ##vir ##on ##mental pro ##xie ##s from the ti ##kal reservoir system suggests that a meteorological drought may have led to the abandonment of ti ##kal . in 152 ##5 , the spanish con ##quist ##ador her ##nan cortes passed within a few kilometres of the ruins of ti ##kal but did not mention them in his letters . after spanish friar andres de ave ##nda ##no became lost in the pete ##n forests in early 169 ##6 he described a ruin that may well have been ti ##kal . as is often the case with huge ancient ruins , knowledge of the site was never completely
architecture for over a thousand years, with an ancient ruling dynasty. however, new research regarding paleoenvironmental proxies from the tikal reservoir system suggests that a meteorological drought may have led to the abandonment of tikal. in 1525, the spanish conquistador hernan cortes passed within a few kilometres of the ruins of tikal but did not mention them in his letters. after spanish friar andres de avendano became lost in the peten forests in early 1696 he described a ruin that may well have been tikal. as is often the case with huge ancient ruins, knowledge of the site was never completely